Toy gun.



J. H. FLYNN.

TOY GUN.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23. 1915.

Patented June 6, 1916.

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J. H. FLYNN.

TOY GUN.

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dosefh HI'lyvm UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH H. FLYNN, OF BRACEBRIDGE, ONTARIO, CANADA.

TOY G-UN.

Application filed June 23, 1915.

This invention relates to new and useful.

improvements in toy guns, and pertains more particularly to that typeknown as spring guns.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a gun which issimple in construction and cheap of manufacture.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gunconstructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a topplan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a view with one of the side plates removedand showing the several parts in the firing position. Fig. 1 is asimilar view showing the position of the several parts when the gun hasbeen fired. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the ejector. Fig. 6is a perspective view showing the method of mounting the trigger, andFig. 7 is a modified form showing the mechanism applied to the revolver.

' Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 1represents the stock of the gun, and secured thereto and projectingforwardly therefrom are oppositely disposed side plates 2 and 3, saidplates being secured together to form a barrel by means of a bolt 1, andsecured to the stock 1 by means of the bolt 5.

A partition 6 extends longitudinally of the barrel, said partitionforming an upper chamber 7 and a lower chamber 8.

The upper chamber 7 is provided with a screw cap 9, said chamber formingthe shot magazine of the gun, the cap 9 being removed to fill saidreceptacle.

Pivoted to the rear end of the partition 6 is a trigger 10 which isprovided with a notch 11, and has its lower end projected through arecess 12 in the gun stock 1. The front end of the partition 6terminates at a point short of the front end of the shot magazine andprovides an opening 13 through the medium of which the shot arepermitted to pass to the passage 14:, said passage 14 extending throughthe barrel of the gun and has its rear end in communication with thechamber 8.

Slidably mounted in the chamber 8 is an Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1916.

Serial No. 35,961.

ejector 15 the forward end of which is notched as at 16, and rigidlysecured to the ejector and adapted to engage in said notch is a spring17 the outer end of which is bent upwardly as at 18 for a purpose to'behereinafter described.

The rear end of the ejector is provided with a notch 19 which notch asshown in Fig. 6 is adapted to engage the projection 20 formed on thetrigger by one of the walls of the recess 11.

Surrounding the ejector 15 and secured to the barrel by means of a bolt22 is a coil spring 23 the other end of which is secured in the opening24 in the ejector, Surrounding the ejector is a collar 25 and securedthereto is an operating handle 26 which projects through the slot 27 inone side of the The front end of the barrel is provided in internal borewith a recess 28 which is adapted to receive the spring 17 when themechanism is in the discharging position.

In operation the shot magazine 7 is filled with shot, and owing to theinclination of the partition 6 said shot feed forwardly in the magazinechamber, and are permitted to pass one at a time through the passage 13.The operator now grasps the handle 27 and moves the ejector rearwardlyuntil its notch 19 engages the projection 20 and the trigger 10, thisoperation placing the coil spring 23 under tension. When the ejector hasbeen retracted to this position, one of the shot drops off of the endthereof and as shown in Fig. 3 is held in position by the upwardlyturned end of the spring 18. Upon rocking the trigger on its pivot, theejector 15 is released and is forced forwardly under the influence ofthe coil spring 23, and upon its extent of movement the spring 17 isreceived within the recess 28 which permits of the bent up end 18falling below the internal bore of the barrel and permitting the slot tobe discharged from the muzzle of the gun.

In Fig. 7 the mechanism is shown as applied to a revolver, and includesa handle 30 and the barrel 31 the upper portion of which is providedwith a shot magazine 32. The bottom wall of the bore of the barrel isprovided with a recess 33, and slidable in 7 ote-d to the lower end ofthe trigger 36 is a bar 88 which. projects through the forward face ofthe handle 30.

hen the pivoted lever 38 is moved through the handle 30, the triggerreleases the ejector 3%, the operation being the same as describedabove.

Having thus described the invention What is claimed and desired toprotect by Letters Patent is:

In a gun, a barrel, a magazine chamber communicating with the bore ofthe barrel, an ejector slidable through the bore of the barrel, meanscarried by the ejector for receii'ing the shot from the shot magazine,a. spring surrounding the ejector and adapted to place the same undertension, means for engagement with the ejector to hold the spring undertension, and means for releasing the tension of the spring to move theejector forwardly and discharge the shot from the gun.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

JOSEPH H. FLYNN. lVitnesses MARTIN W. JOHNSON, XVM. D. JoHNsoN.

Genie; of thie patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

